Initial Experience with Hexvix Induced Fluorescence Blue Light Cystoscopy in Bladder Cancer Diagnosis
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Introduction. Nowadays, Hexvix (hexyl aminolevulinate HAL) fluorescence cystoscopy represents an increasingly acknowledged diagnostic method for patients with bladder cancer. The aim of our study was to establish the place of this procedure in superficial bladder tumors diagnosis, and to compare it with standard white light cystoscopy (WLC). Material and methods. In December 2007, Hexvix fluorescence cystoscopy was performed in our clinical department in 15 cases. The resulting maps of the suspicious lesions were afterwards compared between the two methods. TUR was performed for all
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